Plot "The Keeper of the Table" Movie Commentary Copy
There is more than a foot of snow outside.
It's over thirty degrees below zero.
In cold weather, pee turns to ice.
It's the day of the weekly shower at boarding school.
The bathroom is small.
Three people share a sprinkler and a ladle
The boy Arthur enters the bathroom in silence
He has just started to wash.
I heard that Mumu, the tablemate, is being bullied again.
Because you are too skinny to grab the ladle.
The other two students made fun of him.
Let him wear a white foam.
As a result, the three people's quarrel was discovered by the physical education teacher.
The PE teacher was very stern:I don't think you want to take a hot bath.
Immediately ordered the three children not to use hot water.
Also let the class president supervise to wash with cold water to the end.
The three children did not dare to disobey.
The whole 15 minutes.
One ladle for you and one for me.
Poured cold water on their heads.
It was so cold that they were shivering.
Imagine how strict this school usually is.
Finally, after the wash
Arthur wrapped his own towel around his desk.
Helped him back to the dorm.
The wind outside the window in the middle of the night was like a snarling wild dog.
Chirping and barking
Mu Mu felt physically uncomfortable
And afraid of the wind's barking simply can not sleep
He wanted to huddle with Arthur
But Arthur said he would be teased by his classmates
Early the next morning
The head teacher got the children up with a whip to teach them.
Mumu looked pale.
He had a headache and was weak.
He looked like he had a fever.
But the strange thing is that the body temperature is normal
Anyone who knows something about common sense knows
Use hot water first when taking a bath
Then use cold water, it will be unbearable
The difference in temperature will cause the blood vessels in the brain to contract violently
This leads to an emergency disease with a very high death rate.
It is called stroke.
The common name is also called stroke
In severe cases, the person will die.
The lighter ones are paralyzed with a slanted mouth and eyes
Mu Mu should be suffering from this disease
But the head teacher didn't know that.
He told Arthur to take his deskmate to the infirmary to get some aspirin
And then he left with a light heart.
Acute Stroke
If not treated in time, it could be life-threatening.
So will this Mumu be out of danger?
The film we're talking about today is from Turkey.
It's called "The Keeper of the Table".
Arthur got the order from the director.
He put on his best friend's shoes and went to the infirmary.
Speaking of the infirmary
This school's infirmary is basically a virtual non-existence
Because the doctor can not do anything but prescribe aspirin and painkillers
He also skips work every now and then
Today the doctor happened to be out of school
Can't open the door
They had to turn to the senior nurse who was working for the doctor.
Just after they sat down in the classroom
Mu Mu threw up all over
Dizziness and headache accompanied by vomiting
It was the early symptoms of a stroke
The nurse saw this and took them there
Unluckily, the door lock was too frozen to unscrew
Had to go and bring a pot of boiling water
Only then did they open the door and put Mu Mu on the bed
But what was the use of getting him into bed? The nurse would only prescribe aspirin
One pill in his mouth
Then Arthur was sent back to class.
They didn't know how serious Mumu's condition was yet.
The principal was giving a lecture before class.
The state provides free room and board.
You must study hard.
You must become a valuable citizen to this country and nation
At the same time
He also set the dress code and hairstyle for the students
No long hair was allowed.
Whoever has long hair will have half of it and half of it.
Kill the chicken to be a monkey with a cocked head to be embarrassed in the crowd
With such a principal
So there are teachers who use physical punishment and scolding
Arthur wanted to ask the teacher on duty to see Mumu
But the teacher on duty caught a student smoking in the toilet.
He slapped him across the face.
And then another slap.
Arthur was so frightened that he swallowed the words that were coming out of his mouth.
He felt that with such a teacher and principal
Everything around him was very depressing
He was often alone and dazed
Not at all at this age should have the mischievous and naughty
When it was time for lunch
Arthur wanted to bring an extra piece of bread to Mumu.
But a student in front of him was caught by the director for taking extra bread.
The student was thrown out of the cafeteria and not allowed to eat.
Arthur was so scared that he put the bread back again
He had to eat half of it himself
Leave half for your best friend
The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier
Mumu was still unconscious.
Even the bread could not be eaten
And the heating in the school was broken
It was very cold in the house.
Arthur was afraid that if it went on like this.
Mumu would never wake up.
He had to go to the head of the school for help.
After hearing this, the director immediately took him to the principal
The principal was working on the car.
Suddenly, a naughty child broke the glass
Almost hit the principal
The principal was very angry
He immediately asked the director to take the student down and ask him about the crime
Naturally, Arthur was hung out to dry
The principal seemed to be very busy
He was always busy reprimanding people.
And now he was reprimanding the boiler man
It's so cold.
If the heating is not fixed properly, it will kill people
The boiler man is very aggrieved
He said that a pipe was broken
It needs to be replaced
He had already reported the repair
But the principal kept saying that financial difficulties did not approve
The principal was very embarrassed after hearing this
He told the boiler man to go back immediately to replace the pipe
And then he cursed this damned old car for always having problems
The accountant was with him.
Hearing this, he said
This car is too old
It doesn't have an anti-skid system.
It won't survive the winter.
Why not use the funds just allocated by the state to replace the car
When the principal heard this, it made sense
Let's do it in the name of purchasing medical supplies
In one simple sentence, we got a new car.
The accountant can also get some benefits from it
The two of them had an unspoken agreement
Just after he left
The director brought the kid who smashed the glass here.
The principal gave the kid a good beating
Arthur was so scared that he didn't dare to look at him with his eyes
When the principal's anger subsided
Only then did the director report that
A child was sick and needed to go to the hospital
The principal thought the children were so strong.
Wouldn't it be better to take a painkiller?
In this principal's opinion
There is no disease that a painkiller
or an aspirin can't solve
If there is
Then two pills
The director says it doesn't seem to work
She's still in a coma.
Then contact the school driver.
Tell him to take care of it.
Then call Murtaza.
He can handle it.
But the director called and found out.
What the hell?
The driver wasn't at school either.
He was out shopping.
Time passed by
Mu Mu's condition is getting worse and worse
This delayed for more than an hour
There was no progress at all
The first person who came to the infirmary to check was the director of training
He saw that Mu Mu's face was as white as paper and unconscious
So he asked Arthur
Is there anything unusual about the boy last night?
Arthur told him the truth
Mumu couldn't sleep last night
Probably because he was punished by the gym teacher for taking a cold shower
The director realized the seriousness of the matter
It was 35 degrees below zero for 15 minutes in the cold water.
The teacher has no brain?
This is going to die!
So he rushed around looking for medicine
But the medicine cabinet except for a few boxes of aspirin
There was nothing
He had to call the gym teacher to come over and solve the problem together
But when the gym teacher came, he didn't take it seriously.
He said the kids couldn't be stupid enough to keep taking cold water
They're all naughty.
As soon as they turn around, they turn on the hot water.
Besides, he also went to school
When I was a kid, the teacher scolded me and I did what I was supposed to do.
Which means
He didn't let the three kids run the cold water for 15 minutes
After hearing this, Arthur could only interject to confirm
He said that yesterday the class president watched them pouring cold water
Until the end of the big net
The gym teacher's expression froze instantly
He quickly dumped the blame
said he did not let the class monitor them at all
What happened?
The director asked Arthur to bring the class president to confront him
This little class monitor also looked innocent
He said that the PE teacher told him to keep an eye on them
The gym teacher was so angry that he slapped them across the face
He blamed the class president for being an idiot
Washing for so long will kill you
How can you be a class president if you don't know anything about common sense?
The class president felt very aggrieved
He did not know this. He dared not speak out again.
The most important thing now
is to rush Mu Mu to the hospital
But the snow is more than a foot thick
They borrowed the principal's car
But no anti-skid chains
Before they left the house, it skidded on the spot and could not walk
What should they do? They had to ask the principal for help
The principal came over and asked around
Now also realized that the problem is very serious
If someone is really killed
He, the principal, could not be held responsible
So they immediately called an ambulance
But there was no cell phone signal
So the nurse climbed on a chair to demonstrate
Stand high enough to have a signal
The principal could not help complaining
After paying the money, the network is still so bad
I had to do as I was told
Sure enough, the call was answered
But the hospital said that all emergency vehicles were sent out
Can not come in a short time
Tell them to turn the patient on his side first
Keep breathing open and wait for help
There was no other way
The principal contacted other doctors and friends urgently
The result is that without an exact description of the disease
There was no way to tell what the disease was
He could only ask the people to ask
What other symptoms did this child have last night?
So the head of the class rushed to report that
Last night at midnight
He saw the teacher on duty take Mu Mu back to the dormitory
Mu Mu did not look well
The principal wondered
Why did they go out in the middle of the night?
He immediately asked someone to notify the teacher on duty to come over
Meanwhile
Arthur went to the cafeteria to serve tea to the teachers
In the cafeteria store, there were two kids secretly buying cigarettes.
One coin is two cigarettes.
It seems that in this school
No one cares about the children's mental health
Not long after that
The teacher on duty also arrived at the infirmary
He said it was strange last night at midnight.
He had checked the dorm before lights out.
It was fully occupied.
But he didn't know how Mu Mu left the dormitory
The boy came back in the middle of the night and knocked on the door
He said he hadn't washed up.
And went to the boiler room to take a hot shower
So he did not care
So he took Mumu back to the dormitory
The principal was very angry after hearing that
And went to wash again?
One hot, one cold and one hot
An iron healing gangster can not stand
He reprimanded the teacher on duty on the spot
He didn't even know that the students had sneaked out.
What kind of shift was he on?
The physical education teacher saw this
He quickly added fuel to the fire and said
He didn't take care of the students at all
The teacher on duty was very unhappy
After all this time the child was sick
These people seem to be all want to blame on him
So he said directly to the principal
The student slipped out of the window
He also can not see na
And he had to teach during the day
He had to be on duty at night.
He is not a robot
Doesn't he need to sleep?
How many times can he check the room in the middle of the night?
Not to mention the cold shower punished by the gym teacher
What does it matter to him?
The teacher on duty and the gym teacher were throwing blame at each other
Almost did not fight
The principal could not stand it
Another question
How can the boiler room take a shower?
The director on the side knew this
Said the school bathhouse is too small
Some children did not wash well in the big clean
So they go to the boiler room to wash
At least there is a separate shower there
And there is always hot water.
Speaking of the boiler room
The principal was furious
And sent Arthur to call the boiler man to reprimand
From now on.
No more students were allowed to take baths there
But after the scolding
The boilermaker said he was very wronged
Nobody washed during the day.
The other boilermaker on the night shift allowed it.
After the scolding, the wrong person was scolded
The atmosphere was very awkward
The principal had no place to vent his anger
The young class leader who was hiding asked weakly
Can he go back to class?
The principal was also angry when he saw him
He also ordered him to call the two students who played a trick on Mu Mu to be disciplined
Because without them
The physical education teacher would not have punished the bath with cold water
There would not have been so many bad things
The principal's logic is really touching
Arthur watched through the window as the adults fought.
Seems to have completely forgotten about Mumu inside the house
Feel very uncomfortable
So he borrowed a cell phone from the caregiver to call his mother for help
He said his best friend was very sick
He wanted his mom to help them
But his mother told him on the phone that
Mind your own business
Study hard and don't get distracted
He was the only hope among his siblings
Arthur was even more upset after hearing that
Who can save Mumu?
Not long afterwards
The two naughty kids who were punished together also came
They were scolded as if they were angry.
As if it was their fault that Mumu was so sick
It was all their fault
The two unlucky ones were so scared that they didn't dare to say a word.
After they were kicked out, they took it all out on Arthur
The unlucky Arthur became a snitch
In the future, we must guard against the revenge of these two children
Next
The night boilermaker came to the scene
The principal asked him why he let the boy take a bath in the boiler room.
The night worker said truthfully
The children were too clean to wash up
Fearing that God would not forgive them
So he let them go to wash
The principal was puzzled when he heard that
They
Wasn't Mumu alone last night to wash?
The night worker said that one of them was Mumu who was lying in bed
The other one was Arthur
Everyone turned their attention to Arthur
So this kid has been hiding the truth
He was the one who took Mugi out to take a bath in the middle of the night
The principal hurriedly asked him
Did Mugi show any unusual symptoms in the middle of the night last night?
Arthur felt the air around him freeze instantly
Can only be nervous to tell the whole story of last night
It turns out that he saw his good friend last night, the big clean did not wash well
So he took Mumu out of the window
He went to the boiler room to wash again
Gave the night shift workers a box of cigarettes
and let them go wash
Workers rushed to defend that there is no such thing
Everyone suddenly realized
The reason why the boiler room can take a bath
It seems that the night worker had been asking the children for cigarettes
Arthur went on to say
The two of them were having a good time
But they accidentally bumped into the heating pipe
The pipe suddenly fell down and hit Mumu's head
And then when they returned to the dormitory
He could climb up from the window
But Mumu said his whole body is not strong enough to climb up
So he had to ask Mu Mu to knock on the door
This is how the teacher on duty found
Took back to the dormitory
It turns out that Mu Mu not only almost had a stroke from the heat and cold
He was also hit by a pipe
Arthur was worried that Mu Mu had been hit by the pipe. Arthur was worried that Mu Mu had been hit by the pipe
So he didn't dare to say anything.
The principal was silent after hearing that
Because he did not approve the repair of the pipe
And indirectly led to smashed Mu Mu
Finally
The ambulance finally came late
No matter whether the child had a stroke
or he was smashed like this
We all hope that he can get timely treatment
The teachers have been kicking and screaming all afternoon.
They finally found the culprit who caused Mumu's coma.
It was Arthur.
The principal even made Arthur take the blame.
He had his head thrown in half as a typical example
If he had not taken Mumu to the shower
Mumu would not have been hit by the pipe
And he wouldn't be in a coma now.
Maybe even if Mumu had been diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage
The same symptoms as a stroke
It was also Arthur's fault
After going round and round
The gang and the entire school system do not think they are at fault
In fact, we as viewers know very well
Arthur is just a scapegoat to the bottom of the pile
This is the end of the film
See here
Can not help but make people angry and heartbreaking
From a small school to see the reality of the whole society
The cell phone signal that can only be received by climbing to a high place.
The useless infirmary
The dilapidated heating pipes
The boiler man who can only take hot showers by bribery.
And the teachers who only scold and punish.
And the principal who uses public funds for private purposes
And a group of students who live in fear.
All satirize the failure of education and the oppression of power.
The film seems to be talking about all kinds of people.
In fact, it is a satire of dissatisfaction with reality.
No one cares if a child's life is in danger.
They only care if they are responsible.
Making excuses for each other.
Passing the buck to each other.
The hearts of a group of gardeners are as cold as the blanket of snow outside.
In contrast
On the contrary, this sparked Arthur's friendship with his tablemates.
The purest and most valuable
Also
Personally, I think the most interesting part of this movie.
The one thing that would slip when entering the door was the floor.
No one thought to mop that floor
Because they only care about themselves.
Well
That's it for today's movie.
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